| Event | 2024 San Juan Special Event |
|---|---|
| Location |  Carolina, Puerto Rico |
| Date | 11 May 2024 |
| Attendance | 45 players (MA) |
| Videogame | Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet |
| Season | 2024 Season – VGC Regulation Set G |
| Format | 6 Swiss rounds + top 8 single elimination Open team lists |
| Organizer | DMK Esports |
Check the organizer’s website here for further info!
Table of Contents
Teams and results
Top cut
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | OTS | EVs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5-1 | | Kenneth Tirado (Kenepa) | 200 CP |       | ||
| 2 | 4-2 |  | Jahnoi Wilson (J. D. ripper) | 160 CP |       | ||
| 3 | 5-1 |  | Alexander Canseco (Cansecochann) | 130 CP |    | ||
| 4 | 4-2 | | Alexavier Álvarez (Areku) | 130 CP |     | ||
| 5 | 5-1 | | Pedro Pérez (PJ) | 100 CP |   | ||
| 6 | 5-1 |  | David Rosemon (Rosey) | 100 CP | | ||
| 7 | 5-1 | | Alberto Lara (Alberto) | 100 CP |    | ||
| 8 | 4-2 | | Javier Rodríguez (Jiggypoo) | 100 CP |    |
Check here to see the seeds for top cut from the Swiss standings!
Streaming
| Round | Player 1 | vs | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | José Rivera    | vs | Jorge Sepúlveda  |
| R2 | Melvin Concepción   | vs | Alberto Lara |
| R3 | Pedro Pérez | vs | Bishmii Sanchez   |
| R4 | Martin Villegas  | vs | Joseph Ugarte |
| R4 (G3) | Jan Carlos Tousset     | vs | Padrick Moran  |
| R5 | Sergio Mojica | vs | Kenneth Reina |
| R5 (G3) | Gabriel Falcon  | vs | Luis Medina  |
| R6 | Javier Rodríguez | vs | Khristian S.  |
| Top 8 | Alexavier Álvarez | vs | David Rosemon |
| Top 4a | Kenneth Tirado | vs | Alexander Canseco |
| Top 4b | Alexavier Álvarez | vs | Jahnoi Wilson |
| Finals | Kenneth Tirado | vs | Jahnoi Wilson |
Swiss rounds
Top cut
Venue and schedule
The tournament is held in the following location:
STEM Success Center
Dewey University
11700 C. Marginal
Carolina, Puerto Rico 00987
Check-in can be the morning of the event from 11 am EST.
Players must be in the venue by 11 May at 12 pm EST (16:00 UTC) for the players meeting. The tournament starts thereafter with the Swiss rounds, and the top cut will be played right after them.
Prizes
This event is part of the 2024 official TPCi circuit and thus it rewards Championship Points (CPs).
There are no participation goodies announced for this event. Further announcements may be made by the organizer.
Additionally, the best-placed players will receive the following CPs depending on final attendance:
Take a look at the following prizepool, depending on the final attendance.
| Placement | CP |
|---|---|
| Champion | 200 CP |
| Finalist | 160 CP |
| Semifinalists | 130 CP |
| 5th to 8th | 100 CP |
| Placement | CP |
|---|---|
| Champion | 200 CP |
| Finalist | 160 CP |
| Semifinalists | 130 CP |
| 5th to 8th | 100 CP |
| 9th to 16th | 80 CP |
| Placement | CP |
|---|---|
| Champion | 200 CP |
| Finalist | 160 CP |
| Semifinalists | 130 CP |
| 5th to 8th | 100 CP |
| 9th to 16th | 80 CP |
| 17th to 32nd | 60 CP |
| Placement | CP |
|---|---|
| Champion | 200 CP |
| Finalist | 160 CP |
| Semifinalists | 130 CP |
| 5th to 8th | 100 CP |
| 9th to 16th | 80 CP |
| 17th to 32nd | 60 CP |
| 33rd to 64th | 50 CP |
| Placement | CP |
|---|---|
| Champion | 200 CP |
| Finalist | 160 CP |
| Semifinalists | 130 CP |
| 5th to 8th | 100 CP |
| 9th to 16th | 80 CP |
| 17th to 32nd | 60 CP |
| 33rd to 64th | 50 CP |
| 65th to 128th | 40 CP |
| Placement | CP |
|---|---|
| Champion | 200 CP |
| Finalist | 160 CP |
| Semifinalists | 130 CP |
| 5th to 8th | 100 CP |
| 9th to 16th | 80 CP |
| 17th to 32nd | 60 CP |
| 33rd to 64th | 50 CP |
| 65th to 128th | 40 CP |
| 129th to 256th | 30 CP |
| Placement | CP |
|---|---|
| Champion | 200 CP |
| Finalist | 160 CP |
| Semifinalists | 130 CP |
| 5th to 8th | 100 CP |
| 9th to 16th | 80 CP |
| 17th to 32nd | 60 CP |
| 33rd to 64th | 50 CP |
| 65th to 128th | 40 CP |
| 129th to 256th | 30 CP |
| 257th to 512th | 20 CP |
CP standings
Season standings
The following are the North America Championship Point standings before and after the event.
Players ranked 1st to 12th at the end of the 2024 season get Tier 1 invites to the 2024 World Championships. Players ranked 13th to 16th get Tier 2 invites.
Before the event
| # | Player | CP |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riley Factura | 1596 |
| 2 | Joseph Ugarte | 1267 |
| 3 | Giovanni Costa | 1104 |
| 4 | Alberto Lara | 1103 |
| 5 | Chuppa Cross IV | 1084 |
| 6 | James Baek | 1065 |
| 7 | James Evans | 1063 |
| 8 | Justin Tang | 986 |
| 9 | Paul Chua | 975 |
| 10 |  Neil Patel | 926 |
| 11 |  Stefan Mott | 921 |
| 12 |  Tang Shiliang | 915 |
| 13 | Dylan Salvanera | 905 |
| 14 | Jeremy Parson | 872 |
| 15 | Andrew Ding | 869 |
| 16 | Junxi Zhu | 821 |
NOTE: CPs from Premier Challenges and Midseason Showdowns may not be up to date.
After the event
Check this information after the event!
NOTE: CPs from Premier Challenges and Midseason Showdowns may not be up to date.
| # | Player | CP |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Visishtah Vasudevan | 100 |
| 2 | Peng Chongjun | 100 |
| 3 | Luca Paz | 100 |
| 4 | Wolfe Glick | 80 |
| 5 | Wang Bingjie | 80 |
| 6 | Collin Heier | 60 |
| 7 |  Stefan Mott | 60 |
| 8 | Justin Burns | 60 |
| 9 | Abe Brath | 60 |
| 10 | Kevin Swastek | 60 |
| 11 | Devon Singh | 50 |
| 12 | Jeremy Gross | 50 |
Overview
The San Juan Special Event is an official TPCi Regional-level event for Pokémon VGC, TCG and Pokémon GO. It is the only Special Event and thirteenth Regional-level event of the 2024 season in the North American circuit.
The ruleset is VGC Regulation Set G, and it is played using open team lists.
A little bit of history
Puerto Rico has been part of the North America region of the official TPCi circuit for many years, as per its status as a territory of the United States. It has hosted multiple Special Events. Puerto Rico’s greatest VGC success is the second place achieved by Quentin Colón at the 2019 North America International Championships in the Seniors Division.
The most recent tournament held in Puerto Rico was the 2023 Caguas Special Event, played with the VGC Regulation Set C in June 2023. The finals saw American Zackary Thornberg defeat fellow countryman Sohaib Mufti to achieve his first major event title!
American James Evans, the 2018 Senior Division World Champion, defeated Brazilian Gabriel Agati in the NAIC finals.
Sign-up instructions
Sign-ups for the event are done through the Play LATAM platform, and you will first need to set up your Play LATAM profile and have a Play! Pokémon Player ID. All players must comply with the Play! Pokémon COVID-19 Protocols.
Sign-ups are $30 USD and they open on 5 April 2024 at 5 pm EDT (21:00 UTC). There are 100 spots for Masters players, 30 spots for Senior players and 30 spots for Junior players.
If the player cap is not reached, sign-ups close 2 hours before the event starts.
For registered players, team lists must be submitted 1 hour before the event starts, by 11 March 2023 at 9:00 local time (12:00 UTC). Paper team lists can also be found here.
Spectator passes are free and can be purchased through RK9 Labs.
